Quick glance shows patio furniture roughly where I laid it over so im hoping this was more bluster than bite. Certainly the tornado warnings here were just radar/ pre emptive for spin ups. Nothing like iowa.
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Quick glance shows patio furniture roughly where I laid it over so im hoping this was more bluster than bite. Certainly the tornado warnings here were just radar/ pre emptive for spin ups. Nothing like iowa.
Neighbor's retro Toyota camper I'd been coveting until this evening...
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Probably a good time to remind people that a decent safe is a good idea. Ours is like a 2' cube. I have our passports, social security cards, birth certificates all in a fire rated pouch inside the safe.
Yes it was, same thing happened 2 decembers ago down by Grand Junction Iowa.
Sounds like they put a curfew in place for Greenfield tonight and basically shut down access to the town to deter looters. Sad that could be a problem that people want to exploit someone's tragedy.
Saw a post shared by someone that lives near there. One of their neighbors is missing a 24 foot livestock trailer that got blown away from their farm. They've found most of their equipment but not their trailer.
Saw a post shared by someone that lives near there. One of their neighbors is missing a 24 foot livestock trailer that got blown away from their farm. They've found most of their equipment but not their trailer.
Dozens hurt, multiple killed in Greenfield, IA after tornados devastate city
The Iowa State Patrol held a press conference regarding the damaging storms that hit the Greenfield community earlier in the day.
I'm sure it is to keep everyone and property safe. But they often close down towns with a ton of damage at night. There are no lights and there hazards all over. It's more to keep people that want to help.
There was a tornado in the late 60's in Oelwein. They found pictures and mail on the farm my mom grew up over 100 miles away.
The drone footage is heartbreaking
Just looked at the video again and man would like to talk with vehicle in other lane who just happened to drive away from it. That's one time where I'd floor it and no cop should have an issue with them doing it.
From KCCI app, ISP issued one.
“Dinkla announced a mandatory curfew in effect from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday, and likely for several days to come. The only people who will be allowed into the city of Greenfield, Dinkla said, are those who have Greenfield addresses on their IDs.”
I only saw the tanker drive into it. Then the Semi that was waiting it out got tipped over.
I get it. Not enough moisture from this drought we can't seem to get out of. Have you thought about an irrigation system?
well the sump I bragged about being bone dry the yesterday filled enough tonight to turn on at about 8:45, only to find out it doesn't pump anything due to rust. bailed about 20 gallons of water out of the pit for now.
My parents are from the Greenfield area and we have tons of extended family still there. All are ok but a few homes are completely gone of family members. As if that's not bad enough, many are missing their pets still which just breaks my heart. Some pics of my Great Aunt's home which is obviously no more.
Went camping this past weekend. On Friday, my wife noticed a young lady that was struggling to set up her tent, so she over to help. They chatted a bit, and my wife learned that she was a news reporter that used to work at KCCI, and had recently moved back to her hometown of Greenfield.
I have been wondering how close she was to the tornado damage. From this video, it appears that she was as close as you would want to get. Home is just across from Griff's, which got leveled
I have been wondering how close she was to the tornado damage. From this video, it appears that she was as close as you would want to get. Home is just across from Griff's, which got leveled
